Director Jack Zagha receives the FIPRESCI Award for Best International Film (Warehoused), from the FIPRESCI Jury. Vidhu Vincent receives the FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film (Manhole). On Stage: Jury Chairman Michel Khleifi.

Rajatha Chakoram for the Best Debut Director: Vidhu Vincent (Manhole).

“The jury feels the director expressed, an everyday unnoticed social issue in a simple and important, yet a powerful visual image narrative. The human and realistic story was brought to life on screen.
We find a true cinema potential in the director and look forward for her future works.”

Rajatha Chakoram for the Best Director: Yesim Ustaoglu (Clair Obscur)

“For its subtle, but effective cinematic treatment of a global dimension across social classes from the perspective of psychological wounds affecting women.”

Suwarna Chakoram for the Best Film: Clash (Dir. Mohamed Diab)

“The Jury unanimously underlines and applauds the excellent cinematographic work, that so aptly explains the historical shock of his country and sketches a living portrait of all the socio-political currents represented by real, authentic and truly human characters.”